06/03/2014
Firms are responding to these forces by transforming their operations in seven ways, detailed below. They understand that standing still is not an option if they hope to compete successfully
06/03/2014
In the global deVere Group survey of 880 high-net-worth clients, when asked to reveal their number one investing mistake before seeking professional advice from deVere, 23 per cent cited failing to adequately diversify their portfolio.
06/02/2014
‘The average number of daily registrations in May was about a third lower than the same month in 2013.
06/02/2014
Data behind the rapid growth in sensors, uploadable / findable / shareable data, data mining tools and pattern recognition
06/02/2014
Cerulli Associates finds managers expect to cut fees across all four main institutional client categories in Europe over the coming 12 to 24 months
06/02/2014
The latest round of purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) of business activity has reinforced our positive outlook for a broad-based recovery in the global economy.
06/02/2014
"I Share [Christine] Lagarde’s assessment of ‘deceptive calm’” - Angela Merkel
06/02/2014
Over the past week, yields on 10-year US Treasuries reached their lowest level for a year, while the S&P 500 reached a new all-time high.
06/02/2014
Report suggests that wealth management companies could spend their IT investment more effectively
On the positive side, there is growing confidence in the wealth management sector and investing in new technology is perceived to be central to business growth
06/02/2014
The number of German millionaires is expected to rise by 11% over the next four years, but wealth distribution remains uneven.
06/02/2014
Neo-liberal economic policies will lead to more and more inequality and social unrest, argues the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century. Policy makers should take heed of this important book.
05/30/2014
The full petition will be delivered in person to the UN in New York on 9 June 2014.
05/30/2014
Brewin Dolphin warns of the dangers of missing out on pension advice
05/29/2014
A recap of developments in the LIBOR rate-fixing scandal to date
05/29/2014
The more pebbles a male penguin has for his nest, the more irresistible he will be to females
05/29/2014
European Banks, Look How You’ve Shrunk
At the end of 2012 there were three European banks with balance sheets of more than €2 trillion
05/29/2014
Boutique and medium-sized fund houses offer the highest returns
05/29/2014
The SME Finance Monitor also revealed that 48% of small businesses that took part in the survey were ‘permanent non-borrowers’
05/28/2014
A new in-depth review of the world’s commonly accepted top sovereign wealth fund is being told to take a page out of the Canadian playbook.
05/27/2014
Smart beta is used to describe indexes that use rules-based stock picking and alternative weighting methods